Senior may give Tigers’
secondary fits
By CHUCK HESS,
JR.
While the Washington high
team last Saturday night was running up the largest number of points Coach Bob
Seaman has seen since coming here two years ago in beating Cleveland
Benedictine, 34-19 at Tiger stadium, Gary Barnes, the Bennies’ 6-3 end, was
giving the Orange and Black’s pass defense a working over.
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A CROWD OF
12,751 saw Barnes catch 8 passes, set up 3
touchdowns and put the ball in scoring position for another drive, which
failed. His efforts on the catching end
of quarterback Frank Petruziello’s offerings helped
the Bennies to complete 13 of 22 passes for 170 yards.
“We had good coverage but
didn’t get the ball,” said Seaman.
“However, I think the defense did a fine job overall again.” Benedictine could net only 98 yards rushing.
In all fairness to the
Tigers’ pass defenders, it must be pointed out that the tallest stands only
5-10. On most occasions they were right
with Barnes, but he out-reached them.
The Tigers were at a decided
disadvantage here with Bert Dampier, 6-2 senior, not dressed due to an ankle
injury.
The WHS offense showed great
improvement over the opening week, but still must function as well during the
second half as the first. The Tigers
scored only once after the intermission – when Co-Captain Larry Shumar, a cornerback, intercepted a pass on the 15 in the
last stanza and returned to pay dirt with 6:25 remaining.
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QUARTERBACK Marc Malinowski hit tight end Tom Robinson in
the right corner of the end zone for the final two points giving the Tigertowners a pair more of points than their previous
highest total under Seaman – 34 against
The WHS backfield, operating
from the straight T and I with much improved blocking a good part of the game,
netted 286 yards, but only 88 the second half.
Tailback Jim Smith carried 22 times for 117 yards, wingback Mark McDew, 10 times for 63 yards and fullback Darnell Streeter,
11 times for 89 yards.
Malinowski scored two touchdowns on a keeper off the belly series with a big
assist from Smith in the faking department.
Streeter scored twice and one of those tallies was as unusual as they
come.
The Tigers tried an option
right from their own 44 after Smith had gotten off a sparkling 33-yard run
through the left side of the Bennies’ line.
Malinowski accidently
tossed to Streeter when the ball should have gone to Smith. Streeter picked the ball off the ground and
went all the way with 14 seconds left in the second period.
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STREETER’S other score came with 3:04 left in the second quarter. The Tigers moved 58 yards in 13 tries
following a punt with McDew, Mike Autrey,
Smith, Malinowski and Streeter taking turns running.
Streeter scored on a pitch
left on third down from the two. An “M
& M Special” clicked for the conversion as Malinowski
hit McDew in the right side of the end zone.
The fact that the
“We had more backs in
running position with a straight backfield,” Seaman said. “We were able to have a more balanced
attack.”
Malinowski’s brace of six-pointers came in the first and second cantos. The Tigers mounted a 46-yard, eight-play
drive in the opening period after an 18-yard punt runback by McDew. A 16-yard
pass to McDew and 11-yard off tackle jaunt by Smith
aided the march.
With first down on the five,
Malinowski faked to Smith going through the center
and scampered around the left side almost unmolested for the score with 5:12
remaining. Malinowski’s
pass to split end Mike James failed to connect.
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McDEW TOOK off with a punt for 49 yards to the Benedictine 33 shortly after
the start of the second quarter. Six
plays later it was touchdown again with Malinowski
scoring on the same play to the opposite side on third down from the two. The clock showed 9:18 left.
Malinowski was snowed trying to pass for two more points.
The drive featured a 10-yard
run off the left side by Streeter and a 14-yarder through the same side by McDew aided again by fine \ blocking.
“We got a better job by our
offensive line this week,” Seaman explained.
“We controlled the line at least during the first half.”
Starting linemen were James,
Robinson, Ernie McGeorge, Rick Lasse,
Co-Captain George Whitfield, Gary Harig and Kim Cocklin. But there
were reserves who also helped.
On two of the occasions when
Barnes put the ball in scoring position for Benedictine, the Tiger offense got
the defense in trouble again. In the
third quarter Malinowski and Cocklin
failed to click on a fourth down snap and Malinowski
was hauled down on the
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TEN PLAYS
LATER the Bennies had their second score as junior
halfback Woody Vogel went off tackle on second down from the two with 2:33
remaining. The conversion run failed.
An 11-yard pass-run play to
Barnes and a 12-yard pass to Barnes on the one were key plays.
The
Petruziello hit Barnes on the one on the next play which also resulted in a
face-mask penalty and fullback Mike Easler went over
through the center from the half yard line after the step-off with 40 seconds
left. A fumble cost the Bennies a
conversion.
After
Wayne Bacik
kicked the converion.
Kaczmarck gained 49 yards in 13 tries and halfback Woody Vogel 36 in nine.
“They controlled the ball on
us in the first half,” said Bossu, “but we did a good
job in the second half and bounced back well.
Barnes helped keep us in the game.”
Seaman agreed.
Ends – Robinson, James,
Stoner, Shumar, Midgley, Conley.
Tackles – Laase, McGeorge, Dorman, Doll.
Guards – Whitfield, Harig, Couto, Indorf,
Mulnick.
Center – Cocklin.
Quarterbacks – Malinowski, Herring, Fromholtz.
Halfbacks – Smith, McDew, McLin, Hodgson, Gamble, K.
Autrey.
Sheaters.
Fullbacks – M. Autrey, Streeter.
BENEDICTINE
– 19
Ends – Barnes, Brooks, Pomeroy.
Tackles – Marchmon, Fink, Bacik.
Guards – Jeannings,
Belin, Oriti.
Center – Dalay,
Quarterbacks – Petruziello, Kestner.
Halfbacks – Kaczmarek, Vogel, Howland, Kacvinsky,
Novak,
Randy Solly,
Rick Solly.
Fullbacks – Easler, Johnson.
Benedictine 0 7
6 6 – 19
Touchdowns:
Benedictine – Kaczmarek (one-yard run); Vogel (two-yard
run); Easler (half-yard run).
Extra points:
Benedictine – Bacik (kick).
INDIVIDUAL RUSHING
Player Att. Net. Ave.
Malinowski 10 9 0.9
Smith 22 117 4.7
McDew 10 63 6.3
Streeter 11 89 8.1
Benedictine
Kaczmarek 13 49 3.8
Vogel 9 36 4
OFFICIALS
Referee – Octavio Sirgo.
Umpire – Tony Pianowski.
Head Linesman – Jerry Katherman.
Field Judge – Henley
Freeman.
Back Judge –
THE
GRIDSTICK
First downs – rushing 19 7
First downs – passing 1 7
First downs – penalties 2 1
Total first downs 22 15
Yards gained rushing 330 124
Yards lost rushing 44 26
Net yards gained rushing 286 98
Net yards gained passing 32 170
Total yards gained 318 268
Passes completed 4-10 13-22
Passes intercepted by 2 0
Yardage on passes
intercepted 31 0
Times kicked off 6 4
Kickoff average (yards) 43.9 37.3
Kickoff returns (yards) 55 81
Punt average (yards) 4-32 5-32
Punt return (yards) 65 13
Had punts blocked 4 0
Fumbles, lost 2-2 1-0
Penalties, yards 4-40 6-30
Touchdowns rushing 4 3
Touchdowns passing 0 0
Touchdowns by
interception 1 0
Total number of plays 70 70